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   seduction

   /sɪˈdʌkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of seducing someone: "if seduction doesn't work, she can play on his sympathy" Similar persuading someone to have sextaking away someone's innocencedebauchingcorruptioninformal:beddingtumblingarchaic:dishonouringruindated:ravishmentdefloration
   • ▪ a tempting or attractive thing: "the seductions of the mainland" Similar temptationattractionlureallurecallpulldrawcharmbaitdecoymagnetappealattractivenessfascinationinterestglamourdrawing powermagnetismenchantmententicementinformal:come-on

   Word Origin early 16th century: from French séduction or Latin seductio(n-), from seducere ‘draw aside’ (see seduce).

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